PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LENDING TO SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN NIGERIA

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LENDING TO SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           i
DECLARATION     -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           ii
APPROVAL PAGE            -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iii
DEDICATION         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           v
ABSTRACT -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           viii
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY          -           -           -           -           -           1
1.2       STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM      -           -           -           -           -           7
1.3       OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY -           -           -           -           -           -           8
1.4       RESEARCH QUESTIONS          -           -           -           -           -           -           8
1.5       SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY        -           -           -           -           -           9
1.6       SCOPE OF THE STUDY  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           10
1.7       LIMITATION OF THE STUDY  -           -           -           -           -           -           11
CHAPTER TWO

  1. LITERATURE REVIEW         -         -         -         -         -         -         12
    1. ROLE OF CREDIT IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT        -           13

2.2       CHANNELS AVAILABLE FOR FINANCING TO SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN NIGERIA            -           -           -           -           -           -           -           14
2.3       LOAN PROCEDURES IN BANK OF AGRICULTURE       -           -           16
2.4       SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN NIGERIA      -           -           -           -           18
2.5       PROBLEMS IN ACCESSING AND REPAYMENT OF LOANS BY SMALL SCALE FARMERS   -           -           -           -           -           -           20

    1. PROSPECTS OF LOAN FINANCING TO AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PARTICULARLY SMALL SCALE FARMERS        -           -           -           21

CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0       INTRODUCTION  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           26
3.1       RESEARCH DESIGN       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           26
3.2       AREA OF STUDY  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           27
3.3       POPULATION OF THE STUDY            -           -           -           -           -           27
3.4       SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE      -           -           -           27
3.5       RESEARCH INSTRUMENT USED     -           -           -           -           -           27
3.6       AMDINISTRATION OF THE INSTRUMENT           -           -           -           28
3.7       TECHNIQUES USED FOR DATA ANALYSIS          -           -           -           28
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1       INTRODUCTION  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           29
4.2       DATA PRESENTATION -           -           -           -           -           -           -           29
4.3       DATA ANALYSIS  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           30
4.4       ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTION  -           -           -           -           -           36
4.5       SUMMARY OF FINDINGS         -           -           -           -           -           -           36
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1       SUMMARY  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           38
5.2       CONCLUSION       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           39
5.3       RECOMMENDATIONS   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           41
BIBLIOGRAPHY   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           43
APPENDIX I           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           45
APPENDIX II         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           46